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Old 02-21-2008, 08:01 AM
jafar
 
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Default Re: I want to install gentoo

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 03:08:17 +0000, Ben Measures wrote:

> jafar wrote:
>> Jen Ngew wrote:
>>
>>>Removing the partition will be relatively easy,
>>>but I am more concerns about Grub. If i remove the partition, will the
>>>computer still boots into Windoze?

>>
>> Grub will still be there when you remove FC2. You will install a brand new
>> grub on the mbr during the Gentoo install anyway.

>
> Grub may take issue with not finding grub.conf and the stage2 file if
> the /boot/ partition is removed. This will lead to a non-booting system
> (which will need a bootable CD to fix).


Lol. I assumed that a new /boot partition would be created during the
Gentoo install and a new Grub on the mbr. Isn't that the normal way?

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